Rising commodity prices and a weak U.S. dollar are signs we may be stuck on a 1970s-style roller-coaster ride, says technical analyst Michael Kahn.

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While we cannot take that cookie out of your hand or address major issues like war and peace, we can learn from what investors have suffered since March 2000: Listen to the one and only entity that matters when it comes to investing -- the market.